What does 'festarit' mean in Finnish?
Nuoren turistin kesälomamuistot ja festarisuunnitelmat
A2 Finnish listening practice · Standard Finnish · Curated for beginners
Festarit is Finnish youth slang for festivaalit (festivals), almost always meaning the summer’s music-festival season. Finns chop long loanwords and clip plural -t on the end: vekkari (alarm clock), kebari (kebab), kilkkarit (sandals), festarit (festivals). The clipped form sounds casual, friend-to-friend, the opposite of the official musiikkifestivaali.
In this clip, a young festival visitor (host calls him Turre, short for turisti) describes his summer plans. As a kid he played cops and robbers: « mä joutuisin vankilaan jos mä nyt tekisin tollasta » (I’d go to prison if I did that now). His grown-up plan: « tänä kesänä me ollaan kiertämässä festarikilavoja » (this summer we’re touring the festari circuit).
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- ▸At Finland’s biggest summer festivals: Ruisrock in Turku, Provinssi in Seinäjoki, Flow Festival in Helsinki, and Ilosaarirock in Joensuu
- ▸In Finnish music coverage on Yle (public broadcaster) and Helsingin Sanomat when the Kesän festarit season previews drop in May
- ▸On Finnish youth and lifestyle content on Demi and Cosmopolitan Suomi when editors round up festarilookit (festival outfits) and festariruoka (festival food)
- ▸On Finnish radio breakfast shows like YleX and Radio Nova when DJs read out festarit-themed contest entries